Manurewa High School

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Manurewa High School [1]
Address
Manurewa High School
67 Browns Road
Manurewa
Auckland 2102
New Zealand
Coordinates 37°00′36″S174°52′57″E / 37.0099°S 174.8825°E / -37.0099; 174.8825
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TypeState co-ed secondary (year 9–13)
Motto Latin: In Caelum Ascende
(Rise to the Heavens [2] )
Established1960
Ministry of Education Institution no. 99
PrincipalPete Jones [3]
School roll2119 [4] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile1C [5]
Website manurewa.school.nz

Manurewa High School is a secondary school in Manurewa, South Auckland, New Zealand. It is a large multi-cultural school, with an enrolment of over 2,000 students.

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History

Manurewa High School was opened on 2 February 1960. Prior to this, students in Manurewa needed to travel to schools outside the area, such as Otahuhu College. The high school was opened next to Homai School (then known as Manurewa North School), and a row of trees was planted between the two campuses to create a boundary. The school buildings were built to the linear school building plan, a plan only adopted by three schools (including Onehunga High School). [6]

The school began with a roll of 126 students, but due to the growth in the area the school needed to add seven classrooms to the school by 1963. [6] Night classes for adults were also held at the school, and were so popular that in 1960 there were more adult students attending night classes than students in the daytime. [6] The school began holding large-scale school fairs from 1961, in order to fundraise for the school. [6]

Demographics

Manurewa High School is a multi-cultural school. It has Pacific 47%, Māori 24%, Asian 16%, New Zealand European/Pākehā 11% Other ethnicity 2%. [7] [ needs update ] Some cultures include Australian, Cambodian, Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore), Cook Island, Dutch, Filipino, Fijian, French, French Polynesia, Indian, Indonesian, Iranian, Iraqi, Irish, New Zealand, Korean, Malaysian, New Caledonian, Niue, Polynesian, Samoan, South African, Sri Lankan, Syrian, Thai, Tongan, Vietnamese. Once a year it holds an International Week to honour this multi-culturalism.

The Homai College for the Blind which is within walking distance of Manurewa High School. Blind and Visually Impaired students are placed in normal classroom environments and are assisted through the provisioning of specialised equipment and resources (such as Braille versions of textbooks), and staff trained to meet their special needs are available. This allows the students to participate fully in the school curriculum without any significant segregation.

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References

  1. ↑ The Manurewa High School (until 2007)
  2. ↑ "History of our School Crest". Manurewa High School. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Alexandra (19 February 2016). "Manurewa High school principal to retire". Manukau Courier.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Wichman, Gwen (2001). Soaring Bird: a History of Manurewa to 1965. Manurewa: Manurewa Historical Society. p. 46-47, 49-52. ISBN   0-473-07114-2. Wikidata   Q117421984.
  7. ↑ "Manurewa High School 15/11/2013 ERO Report". Education Review Office. Retrieved 1 January 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
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